42 fi PLANTS FROM NEW CALEDONIA. 



shruLs. It never exceeds a few feet in heiglttj a rare liabit in EupoJoearpus* 

 The young' leaves arc glaucous, becoming dark green wlien older. The ripe 



seed-receptacle is bright scarlet or purple, soft, translucent, and sweet to tlie 

 taste. 



PoDOCAUPU>s LONGKFOLIOLATA Pilger, Ml. ]\[ou ; summit forcrit ; serpen- 

 tine; :i500 ft. 501. 



P, GNIDIOIDES Carr. var. C.espitosa Carr. Mt. Dore ; among rocks in 

 serpentine scrub ; 1200 ft. Comboui mountains ; in scrubby coniferous 

 forest; serpentine ; 3500 ft. G78, 2189. 



Carricrc's original description refers to P. gmdioides as a tree of 12-15 m. 



in hciglit : he separates the var, cccspitosa on Hie ground of its small shrubby 



stature, remarking that he would not be surprised if this Avere merely a 



habitat form. My notes refer entirely to a shrub of 3-5 ft , and Schlechter 



also describes his specimens as coming from small shrubs. The fypicul 



1\ (jnidioldes was described in the absence of reproductive organs, tliouglt 



those oE Tar. acspitosa are well known. Until the strobili ot the arboreal 



plant have been collected^ it will be impossible to decide as to its relationsliip 

 with the var. c(vspitosa. 



Podocaupus sp,indet. Mt. Canala ; transitional forest on schists ; 1500 ft. 



1273. A narrow tree of about 25 ft., with oblong-lanceolate dark green 



shining loaves, 8-9 cm, long by 1'5 cm, broad; the midrib cons[)Icuous^ 



Sterile branches alone were collected, which 1 have been unable to 

 match. 



PoDOCARPUS sp. indet. Plaino dcs Lacs ; serpentine hillsides ; 1000 ^\. ; 

 rare, 271. A small tree of the § Eupodocarpus : unfortunately only ovule 

 were collected. 



AcMOPYLE Panctieri Pilger, Mt. Mou; abundant in coniferous forest 

 near smnmit ; serpentine ; 3500 ft. 485. A tree of 30-40 ft. occurring in 

 the mixed coniferous forest of certain serpentine mountains above 3000 ft., 

 along with J^odocarpus nnn07\ P. ferruginoides^ Dacrydium It/copodloideSy 

 D. ta.voides^ and Lihocedriis austrocalcdoidca. From the Podocarpus spp. 

 and Pacrjjdium taxoides it is ditHcult to distinguish in the field without some 



experienccj in the absence of female reproductive shoots. Nearly ripe seeds 

 were found in March, The genus is monotypic and confined to New 

 Caledonia, 



DACRYDirAr. — Four species occur in New Caledonia, all being of wid(iiy 

 distinct type and occurring in a variety of situations. 



